Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 5.0% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.40
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.90
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.81
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,490.90
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.88
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.12
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€764.54
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.50
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.79
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.95
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,258.48
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.54
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.38
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.67
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.25
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.13
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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